Redpath : the history of a sugar house /
Redpath, today a household name for sugar in Canada, has its roots in the story of an enterprising Scots immigrant, initially a stone mason and later a building contractor during the boom days of Montreal's growth from a small provincial centre to a major North American city. In 1854, the ever-...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto, Ont. :
Natural Heritage/Natural History,
©1991.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Redpath, today a household name for sugar in Canada, has its roots in the story of an enterprising Scots immigrant, initially a stone mason and later a building contractor during the boom days of Montreal's growth from a small provincial centre to a major North American city. In 1854, the ever-energetic John Redpath, by then a self-made millionaire in his late fifties, launched a new career as an industrialist. With his son, Peter, and the gifted George Alexander Drummond as manager, he established Canada's first successful sugar refinery. The Redpath story encompasses the influence of sugar as. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-309) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781554882748 1554882745 9781459720664 1459720660 9786611958015 6611958010 1281958018 9781281958013 |
